Bad Days in History

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National Geographic and author Michael Farquhar uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year From Caligula s blood soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn s unfortunate run in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes like the would be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a 30 billion dollar windfall , romance gone wrong like the 16th century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire changing results , and truly bizarre moments like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 Think you re having a bad day Trust us, it gets worse. Best Read Kindle ePUB Bad Days in History by Michael Farquhar – kino-fada.fr Tons of fun, very much in the Michael Farquhar style, which I love It s the kind of book you can have on a coffee table and people will pick it up, look for their birthday, then keep thumbing through it, laughing Great gift for people who love history and trivia.In the break room at work, we have television on a cart You know, like the kind your teacher would roll into the classroom on random days and you would rejoice, even if it meant you had to watch Swing Kids for like the fiftieth time oy vey Sorry Christian Bale, but not your best movie Anyway, on our t.v cart, we keep all the adult ARCs that come in because I have no idea That s just w...I like this book, it s not really a book you just sit down and read cover to cover Historical events are given in bite sized pieces The book jumps around to different periods which some people may not care for but I didn t have a problem with.Wonderful book It really makes history come alive Ever wonder why Henry VIII was able to have his marriage with Anne of Cleves annulled Ever heard about Moliere s last role in 1673 or the huge vat of molasses which exploded across an industrial site in Boston in 1919, killing both men and horses Most of us have hea...I received this book as part of the Goodreads First Read Program, here is my honest review I am full of disappoint History is pretty freaking huge, I expected lots of excellent ancient and modern trivia bits of badness Most the of the events are really kinda dumb, sorry, I do not care about when a TV station made a faux pas and aired a movie instead of a baseball game, I could care less that...Are you having a bad day I bet it is not as bad as those described in this fun and informative book It is arranged as a calendar of each day of each month in various years since recorded history and relates a bad day for someone for each one And sometimes they are obscure incidents in history that will give you a chuckle while others are treated seriously such as December 7, 1941 which simply says A date which will live in infamy But the majority of entries are humorous ranging from the Are you having a bad day I bet it is not as bad as those described in this fun and informative book It is arranged as a cale...Michael Farquhar is my history bae That is all.2.5 starsDefinitely not worth the price of 9.993.5 Super fun and interesting total bathroom read with a lot of fast, short bites that can be read quickly.I ended up reading this one slowly by choice Taking the book month by month I relished in sav...Ok, not done with it yet Why Well I read it a day at a time as that is how it is laid out Think you are having a bad day Call up the date in this tome and it will reveal a really bad day at some point in history, many going back thousands of years Interesting blend of history and humor and an enjoyable read I don t feel I ve jumped the gun since I ve been on it for a few months now and a don t expect it to change in approach or content Interesting and entertaining Go look up your birthda Ok, not done with it yet Why Well I rea...

Bad Days in History
  • English
  • 07 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 479 pages
  • 1426212682
  • Michael Farquhar
  • Bad Days in History